Earlier this month we celebrated the first birthday of a very dear friend’s son. We first met him when he was just a few minutes old and the transformation over the last year has been mind boggling – he’s gone…

There’s an old adage: “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper”. Although current lifestyles don’t give us much time to sit down to an extended breakfast, it remains the most important meal of the…

I can’t believe 2015 is already here…..for me 2014 was a hectic, but very fun year! Jan 2014 was also when I started this blog For the longest time I’ve been meaning to add savory recipes to the blog, but…

A few weeks ago, as I was mixing cupcake batter, I happened to pour half the buttermilk into my hand mixer instead. To make matters worse, I stood the mixer on the counter while I continued with the cupcakes. This…